Organizing a Team – Student’s Perspective JB, Zach Coffee, George Pandya, Jacqi Rollins, and Connor Smith BEST Students/Alumni July 21, 2016

Panelists’ BEST Experience JB- Ralston Valley - Alumni Robotics for 1 year BEST in 2015 Zach Coffee- STEM Academy - Alumni Robotics for 4 years BEST for 4 years George Pandya – STEM – Academy – Alumni BEST for 2 years Jacqui Rollins – STEM – Academy – Alumni Connor Smith – Lakewood HS - Senior BEST since 2014

Organizing a Team Panel Dialog What Was Most Meaningful? Relationship Between Coach / Mentors and Student Leaders Relationship Between Team Members Decision Making

Organizing a Team – Coach’s Perspective Nikki Baird, Kat Baker, Jim Cline, Thomas Roell

Panelists’ BEST Experience Nikki Baird – STEM Academy – Mentor 2012 – 2015 Teams 1st year as lead Mentor Kat Baker – Fountain Valley HS – Teacher 2015 team Experience in TX BEST Jim Cline – Academy for Advance and Creative Learning – Mentor 2014 Team Thomas Roell – DSST Byers – Mentor 2015 Team 2015 Regionals 2nd place Robot award

Organizing a Team Panel Dialog Recruiting Students Developing a Work Schedule Teams within a Team Motivating a Team to do the Notebook Finding Mentors Involving your Community Safety

Survival Guide BRI Resources to Help Prepare Your Team and Your School Participants / Resources The Competition (rules, kit lists, etc. – available after the last of the 3 BRI kickoffs – mid-September) Official Q&A (available after kickoff) http://www.bestinc.org/survival_guide/ - Printable